Director Brad Bird is the man behind Tomorrowland, which Hollywood Reporter described as a “top secret” Disney film, starring George Clooney and Hugh Laurie. Bird is best known for his work on Ratatouille, The Incredibles and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Raffey Cassidy is one of the young actresses starring in Tomorrowland.

Luke Mitchell, of Aussie TV series Home and Away (as pictured here), has arrived in Vancouver to film The Tomorrow People.Handout
/ Vancouver Sun

Channing Tatum posted this Instragram picture on himself and a fan on Twitter last week, the day he left Vancouver. And you can be sure he will be back again soon -- his wife, Jenna, is here filming TV series The Witches of Eastwick.

Channing Tatum arrived with wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum and newborn Everly in Vancouver last week, and then left again the following day. Jenna stars in TV series The Witches of East End, which starts filming July 16. Although Channing is filming in the U.S. at the moment, there's no doubt he'll be back soon to visit his beautiful family.

Sophie Lowe in a scene from "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," a new spin off series from "Once Upon a Time," which is filming in Vancouver from July 31.Jack Rowand
/ Associated Press / ABC

JJ. Wyman of Fringe and J.J. Abrams have teamed up to create Fox's Almost Human starring Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Lili Taylor and Minka Kelly. Set in the year 2048 when police officers are partnered up with human-like androids. Filming began locally this week.Handout
/ Fox

Filming is underway on horror/sci-fi flick The Visitors, featuring Freddie Stroma, who played Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter series. Stroma is pictured here walking the runway at a 2011 charity fashion show in New York City.Andrew H. Walker
/ Getty Images

TV series Supernatural has begun filming of Season 9 in Vancouver.Steve Bosch
/ Vancouver Sun

Looks like homegrown comedy hero Seth Rogen will be returning to his old stomping grounds this summer to film The Interview with James Franco (pictured). Pre-production to begin August, with cameras rolling in October, according to reports.ALBERTO PIZZOLI
/ AFP/Getty Images

Looks like homegrown comedy hero Seth Rogen (pictured) will be returning to his old stomping grounds this summer to film The Interview with James Franco. Pre-production to begin August, with cameras rolling in October, according to reports.Getty Images Files
/ The Province

VANCOUVER -- It’s all very hush-hush, with a secret plot allegedly involving a teenage girl, a young robot and a genius inventor in a mystical sci-fi world.

But what we do know is that the big-budgeted Disney flick called Tomorrowland will cast its spell on Vancouver come Aug. 8 when its star-studded cast — including George Clooney and Hugh Laurie — begin filming.

A leaked report on Film Thrasher about the script involves details about inter-dimensional travel, human-looking robots and a quest for revenge. Intriguing stuff, to be sure.

Not to mention, it will be directed by Brad Bird (Ratatouille, The Simpsons), who co-wrote the script with producer Damon Lindelof, one of the genius writers of Lost.

It’s also rumoured that Britt Robertson, of new TV series Beneath the Dome, has joined the cast.

Vancouver Film Studios on Cornett Road is home base for crew, which will be stationed here in B.C. until Jan. 15.

The white film trucks will be stationed outside the Penthouse Nightclub at 1019 Seymour Street this Friday night from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. Saturday shooting an exterior scene of a car pulling up outside the club. Filming of the interior, which was made into a ’70s jazz club, was shot earlier this week.

Unlike the explosive Godzilla and Mission Impossible 4 scenes the downtown core has witnessed in the past, Friday night’s shoot will not include any special effects, stunts or loud noises (to the relief of neighbours, no doubt).

Another curious project in the works includes the Sony movie Grace, starring a hot, young cast including Alexia Fast (Jack Reacher), Brett Dier (Ravenswood), Kurt Ostlund (Mr. Young), and model/actress Alexis Napp (who had a high-profile relationship with Ryan Phillippe).

My insider is tight-lipped on disclosing details about the plot, saying: “I can only say it’s a horror film and something that has never been done before.” (Cue Twilight Zone music).

Speaking of stepping into other dimension, Vancouverites wandering around Victory Square in their summer attire on Thursday may have had a chuckle seeing the festive Christmas lights at Bean Around the World Coffee, where they were filming a scene for TV pilot Cedar Cove (starring Andie MacDowell).

Shooting is also underway on a number of TV series, including Once Upon a Time, The Witches of East End, The Tomorrow People, Supernatural, Psych, Almost Human (JJ Abrams), and Arrow.

As for feature films, The Untitled Eadweard Muybridge Project, starring Michael Eklund, continues for a couple more weeks.

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